CENTENNIAL NEWS

Midwest Mission Service Trip: Centennial UMC will be sending two teams to serve at the Midwest Mission Distribution Center in Pawnee, IL in July of 2024.

• One team (up to 10 individuals) will be serving for four days, Monday July 15 to Thursday July 18, with anticipated travel days on Sunday July 14 and Friday July 19. Cost to register: $150.
• Another team (up to 16 individuals) will be serving for two days, Wednesday July 17 and Thursday July 18, with anticipated travel days on Tuesday July 16 and Friday July 19. Cost to register: $63.

Contact Pastor Jen | janderson@centennialumc.org, Mike Ash | michael_ash@comcast.net, or Diana Ash | dianalynnash@gmail.com with questions. [SIGN UP HERE] 

Habitat for Humanity 2024 Project: Volunteers can sign up for the Habitat for Humanity 2024 Project at the Habitat Humanity Hub:  http://holyhammers.tchabitat.volunteerhub.com. The project will run from April 15 - June 14. Volunteers can sign up for any day during the project. Centennial has been asked to focus on 6/24, 6/3-6 and 6/10-14. If you can help out with food service contact: Bonnie Bougie | bougiebj@hotmail.com or Pat Torgrimson | pat.torgrimson@gmail.com. Questions? Contact Jack Griffin  | jacklgriffin@hotmail.com.

Midwest Mission Service Trip: Centennial UMC will be sending two teams to serve at the Midwest Mission Distribution Center in Pawnee, IL in July of 2024.

• One team (up to 10 individuals) will be serving for four days, Monday July 15 to Thursday July 18, with anticipated travel days on Sunday July 14 and Friday July 19. Cost to register: $150.
• Another team (up to 16 individuals) will be serving for two days, Wednesday July 17 and Thursday July 18, with anticipated travel days on Tuesday July 16 and Friday July 19. Cost to register: $63.

Contact Pastor Jen | janderson@centennialumc.org, Mike Ash | michael_ash@comcast.net, or Diana Ash | dianalynnash@gmail.com with questions. [SIGN UP HERE] 

Seniors Self-Defense Sessions: Monday mornings, May 6, 13, 20, 10-11:00 am | St. Anthony Park Campus | Would you like to feel more confident and stronger when you are “out and about”?  Learn through drills and games situation awareness and prevention skills as well as defend and fight as a last resort.  Gail Boxrud, certified instructor from Krav Maga Minneapolis LLC, will lead this course. Participants may attend 1, 2 or 3 classes. This course is offered at No Charge. Registration is required.  Contact the St. Anthony Park Area Seniors office at 651-642-9052 or sc@sapaseniors.org to register.

Walk With Ease class: Mondays and Wednesdays 9:30-10:30 am | Como Lake | We start on May 1 with some stretches, continue with a short talking point, and then go on a walk. The walk can be as long or as short as you choose. At the end of the hour we meet again at the pavilion for some final stretches. Funded under an Award with Trellis as part of the Older Americans Act. If you would like to sign up for this class, please call the St. Anthony Park Area Seniors office at 651-642-9052 or email us at sc@sapaseniors.org.

Coffee Hour Volunteers: Volunteers are needed for the Sunday Coffee Hour at the Roseville Campus. [CLICK HERE] for easy online sign-up . If the link is not for you, please sign up on the paper form at the Roseville sign-up center or email Dodie |  dodiewoodis@gmail.com with the Sunday(s) you are available.

Office Volunteer Sign-up: Can you help us cover the Roseville front office desk until the new Communications and Office Manager position is filled? Volunteers will be answering phones and helping with light office work as needed (details and instructions provided). [CLICK HERE] to sign up!

Want to get involved? Contact: Randy Oelschlager rjjdo123@comcast.net

Discover Centennial: May 19th, 8:00am | Roseville Campus Want to learn more about Centennial? Considering membership? Join us for coffee, donuts & conversation at the Roseville campus. Go here to register.

Summer Camp Registration | Early bird deadline is April 30th.  https://www.campminnesota.org/  Scholarships are available.  Questions?  Contact Pastor Jen | janderson@centennialumc.org

High School Movie Night Newsies: April 26, 6:00pm | Roseville Campus movie theater | Join us for snacks and a show. Contact: Katie Sharpe | shar0154@yahoo.com and Jay Coggins | jaycoggins1@gmail.com

CUMC Youth Group Plant Sales: All veggies and herbs are only $4.00. All proceeds go directly to the youth group. These plants are pre-started at Wagner Greenhouse. All plants are planted in 3.5” plantable and compostable pots. This is a perfect way to start your home garden this spring. Orders and payments must be turned into church by Sunday, May 5th or emailed to danny@vistatek.com. All checks made out to CUMC. Thank you and happy gardening!

Youth Service Trip to Minnesota’s North Shore | June 23-27, $150 Service trip is open to youth currently in 6th to 12th grade. There will be intentional time planned as a large group, and as separate middle school/high school groups. Detailed schedule will be finalized soon. Plans are underway for travel on Sunday June 23, a full day of service (9-3) on Monday, ½ day of service on Tuesday with a fun outing in the afternoon, a full day of service on Wednesday, with a State Park or similar outing on the way home Thursday. [CLICK HERE TO REGISTER]  Contact Katie Sharpe (shar0154@yahoo.com) or Jay Coggins (jaycoggins1@gmail.com) with questions.

Flames Ministry Schedule: April - August | The Flames invite you to know God together in worship, fellowship and service. We meet 2nd Sundays for class and worship (with ASL) at Roseville. Flames  welcome teens and adults with disabilities and other life challenges. [CLICK HERE] to view our schedule for spring and summer activities. Contact: Debby Newman  | DebbyAndEve@gmail.com

Bible Study at St. Anthony Park: Sundays 9:30am before worship, in the fellowship hall downstairs. | St. Anthony Park campus |  Questions contact Alan O'Donnell, arodonnell@hotmail.com.

Bible Study at Roseville: Wednesdays at 6:00pm | Roseville Campus in Asbury 1 | Join anytime! Trouble reading and understanding the bible? Come and sift through the scriptures together. Find things for the first time or see things in a new light regardless of your background. We’ll use tools from Les Feldick Ministries.  Contact: Mark Meyer mark.meyer@netzero.com.    

Faithful Hospitality at Fairmount Ave UMC: Fairmount Avenue UMC is seeking Overnight Volunteers for a few dates in April to assist with hosting Faithful Hospitality. Registration and links for Training can be found [CLICK HERE].

St. Paul Teacher Residency (SUTR) fundraising event: April 28, 7:00pm | Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center (788 East 7th Street Saint Paul). St. Paul Public School Board Director Chauntyll Allen will moderate a panel discussion on A Teacher Who Looks Like Me: Underrepresentation of Black and Brown teachers, its devastating effects on student achievement, and what we can do about it. Wine, coffee, and dessert will be served. Register/donate at tinyurl.com/IYH-SUTR. Contact Pamela Isham pdisham@gmail.com | 651-270-8986 with questions or to volunteer.

UWF Spring Luncheon/Silent Auction: Saturday, May 4, 10:30 am | Major Fundraiser | The Silent Auction is back – bring your friends and find a gem! Spring Luncheon program – featured speaker Jane Lamb Carrol, author of Daybreak Woman: An Anglo Dakota Life.  The book is available at the public library &  for sale the day of the Luncheon.  Tickets are $20 -  for sale Sunday, April 21 & 28. Contact: Bev Montain | bevmontain@gmail.com, or Pat Torgrimson | pat.torgrimson@gmail.com.

Tracking General Conference: April 23 - May 4, Charlotte, North Carolina | As our denomination convenes for General Conference, you can follow discussions at: Official General Conference website, including livestreaming: www.resourceumc.org/en/churchwide/general-conference-2020. United Methodist News Service, including news and commentary: www.umnews.org/en/landing-pages/general-conference-news-and-commentary. You can also participate through prayers for the delegates and bishops in their crucial work.

Sacred Sites Tours: Tours are led by Rev. Jim Bear Jacobs (Mohican) and Kelly Sherman Conroy (Oglala Lakota). The tours offer an opportunity to learn about Minnesota history from a Native perspective through story-telling and experiencing the sites in silence / meditation / reflection.
www.mnchurches.org/what-we-do/healing-minnesota-stories

Want to get involved? Contact: Monique Lindquist moniquelindquist@gmail.com

Worship at Roseville Campus is at 9:00am  |  Worship at St. Anthony Park is at 10:30am
Preaching next week: Pastor Whitney Sheridan

Sorry: a series on Forgiveness | Starting April 14th
Forgiveness is a tenet of the Christian faith, and yet our understanding and practices around forgiveness are less clear.  Forgive and forget?  Forgive and never forget?  Second, third, thirtieth chances?  Can we forgive and still uphold boundaries?  What about forgiving ourselves?  This series will take a deeper dive into the nature of forgiveness in Scripture and ultimately in the incarnation and resurrection of Jesus.

“Sorry” sermon series art by Centennial youth AJ Tong

Flames Ministry puppets will perform at St. Anthony Park Campus on April 21.

Welcoming New Members: Jean Schendel, and Jon & Sandra Johnson


“Sorry” sermon series art by Centennial youth AJ Tong

Discovering God: What Centennial’s Scientists have to say about their faith - Centennial has a number of professional scientists as members. This series will be an interview style series where we ask our resident scientists what about their work reveals God’s work in creation.

Pentecost and Youth Sunday and Potluck: Sunday, May 19th
Don’t miss Pentecost as our youth leads us in worship and we celebrate being church together!

We celebrate the FLAMES group who helped lead worship at the St. Anthony Park (SAP) campus on Sunday April 21, thanks to the new lift which has made the SAP campus more accessible! The FLAMES are teens and adults with various disabilities who meet regularly to grow in their faith through learning, worship, fellowship, and service. Singing God’s message with the puppets is one of their services.

We are in the process of hiring a Communications & Office Manager. During this time of transition, please reach out to the following individuals for assistance:
Room & Zoom reservations - Steve King | sking@centennialumc.org
Prayer Chain - Whitney Sheridan | wsheridan@centennialumc.org
Anything else - Jen Anderson| janderson@centennialumc.org or Whitney Sheridan | wsheridan@centennialumc.org

Church Conference: May 21st, 7-7:30 pm, Hybrid meeting (in person in Asbury 1 at the Roseville campus, or over zoom) All Centennial UMC members are invited to attend a duly called Church Conference to elect a new member to the Leadership Board after a recent vacancy. Brian Johnson, long time member and worshipper at the Roseville Campus, has been nominated to step into one of two Trustee Lead positions on the Leadership Board. More information will be emailed out to the congregation about Brian as well as a zoom link for the Church Conference. Contact: wsheridan@centennialumc.org